Recording Modern Metal

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Recording Style: Metal

Excerpt: Hello once again! Before I get into any details, I want to point out that this tutorial is a continuation of my last tutorial, Composing Modern Metal. This time we'll be discussing the concepts and simple techniques I use to get quality recordings using an in home bedroom studio. I call it a "bedroom studio" because all of the gear used can literally fit i...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Recording Style: Metal

Excerpt: The tone settings I use are in relation to an amp modeler but some of the same principals can be used in the live micing of an amp. For metal guitar tone, I've chosen a mesa dual rectifier style amp with a 4x12 Marshall style cab which is being miced with a ribbon 121 (which is modeled after a Royer R121 microphone). There is also an SM57 model mic but I pr...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Recording Style: Metal

Excerpt: For this session, I've set the tracks up in the following manner: Track 1 - Master Track 2 - Click  Track 3 - Drums - stereo - Intstrument track - superior drummer - panned right +100% and left +100% Track 4 - Guitar 1 - stereo - audio track - panned left +100% and right -100% (complete left)  Track 5 - Guitar 2 - stereo - audio track - panned...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Recording Style: Metal

Excerpt: When it comes to the mixing and mastering process, I really don't do too much but I do have several simple rules to follow. 1. Keep your levels low at first. We want to mix music with low levels because during the mastering process those levels will be brought up a lot. Most of my levels are between -16db and -8db.  2. Make sure your Master track does...

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